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Prof. Kavitha B

PhD (IIT Madras)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Civil Engineering

Room No: CE38/5 +91-870-2462158
kavithab@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Earthquake data analysis

 Earthquake Forecasting and related fields

 Engineering Seismology

 Seismic Hazard Assessment

 Simulation of ground motions

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures(CE415)
  • Structural Engineering Laboratory(CE26007)
  • Seismic Hazard Analysis(CE463)
  • Tall Structures(CE27028)
  • Engineering Mechanics(CE101)
  • Structures and Dynamics Laboratory(CE5204)
  • Tall Structures(CE5264)
  • Structural Engineering Laboratory(CE5255)
  • Basic Engineering Mechanics(CE181)
  • ORC ID: 0000000308986866
  • SCOPUS ID: 55615364200
  • Google Scholar ID: deJJR0MAAAAJ


  • Development of stress field for the African Tectonic Plate from Gravitational Potential Energy, By Letamo, A., Kavitha, B. & Tezeswi, T.P. , Springer, Acta Geophysica, vol., pp., 2024
  • Seismicity pattern of African regions from 1964–2022: b-value and energy mapping approach, By Alemayehu Letamo, Kavitha B & Tezeswi TP , Taylor and Francis Ltd., Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, vol.14:1, pp.2197104, 2023
  • Study on deformation characteristics of African tectonic plate from gravitational potential energy, By Letamo, A., Kavitha, B. & Tezeswi, T.P. , Springer, Acta Geophysica, vol.72, pp.3393–3405, 2024
  • Ground Motion Relations for Active Regions in India, By Raghukanth, S.T.G. and B. Kavitha , Springer, Pure and Applied Geophysics, vol.171(9), pp.2241-2275, 2014
  • Regional Level Forecasting of Seismic Energy Release, By Kavitha, B. and S.T.G. Raghukanth, Springer, Acta Geodetica et Geophysica , vol.51(3), pp.359-391, 2016
  • Unified Earthquake Catalogue and Mapping of Gutenberg– Richter Parameters for the East African Rift System, By Alemayehu Letamo, Kavitha B & Tezeswi T.P, SpringerOpen, Geoenvironmental Disasters, vol.10:19, pp., 2023
  • Stochastic Finite Fault Modelling of Subduction Zone Earthquakes in Northeastern India, By Raghukanth, S.T.G. and B. Kavitha , Springer, Pure and Applied Geophysics, vol.170 (11), pp.1705-1727, 2013
  • Forecasting of Global Earthquake Energy Time Series, By Raghukanth, S.T.G., B. Kavitha and J. Dhanya , World Scientific, Advances in Data Science and Adaptive Analysis, vol.9(4), pp.1750008, 2017
  • Finite element modelling of Indian plate, By Vikas Singh and B. Kavitha (2023) , Elsevier Ltd, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol., pp., 2023
  • Statistical analysis of seismicity in the Horn of Africa, By Alemayehu Letamo, Kavitha B , Disaster Advances, Disaster Advances, vol.16(10), pp.17-23, 2023

Development of surface level PSHA Map for Indian Regions

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor NIT Warangal Research Seed Grant (MHRD)
  • Duration 23 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 500000
  • Status Completed


Mr. Y Bala Balaji

  • Area of Research: Development of ML models for Indian seismicity

Ms. Chevvu Krishnaveni

  • Area of Research: Study on Earthquake precursors
  • Course Coordinator Btech Civil First Year (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Faculty in-charge of Engineering Structures Division Library (August, 2022 - July, 2024)